Wilfrith or Wilfrid was a medieval Bishop of Worcester. He was consecrated in 718.
Wilfrith | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Worcester | |
| Appointed | 718 |
| Term ended | between 743 and 745 |
| Predecessor | Egwin |
| Successor | Milred |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 718 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | betwseen 743 and 745 |
| Denomination | Christian |
In 735, he consecrated one Eva as the third abbess of Gloucester Abbey.[1] Wilfrith died between 743 and 745, perhaps on 29 April 744.[2]
Citations
edit- ^ "Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of St Peter at Gloucester". A History of the County of Gloucester, Volume 2. (William Page, ed.) London: Victoria County History, 1907. 53-61. British History Online
- ^ Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 223
References
edit- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996). Handbook of British Chronology (Third revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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